Clinical profile of sickle cell disease in children treated at" Cliniques Universitaires de Bukavu" and" Clinique Ami des Enfants", Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the …

VF Bianga, M Nangunia, FM Oponjo, JM Itongwa… - Pan African Medical …, 2022 - ajol.info
Introduction: sickle cell disease is the most common inherited hemoglobin disease globally
and remains a significant concern worldwide and in Africa. This study aimed to determine …

A Clinical and Hematological Study on the Sickle Cell Anemia among Children in El Obeid Hospitals, Sudan

AEM Mustafa, O Abdlgadir… - International Journal of …, 2018 - indianjournals.com
Background Sickle cell disease (SCD) is considered as one of the major types of anemia in
Sudan, especially the western part of the country. We studied clinical and hematological …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of sickle cell disease among children attending plateau specialist hospital, Jos, Nigeria

N Stephen, N Nden, NJ Gusen, PR Kumzhi… - Acta Medica …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: An estimate of 250,000 children are born annually with sickle cell disease
(SCD) worldwide and 75%–85% of the affected children are born in Africa; where mortality …

[HTML][HTML] A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY OF THE PREVALENCE OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE AMONG CHILDREN OF UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE YEARS AT HERI …

M Ally, GO Mauti - Student's Journal of Health Research Africa, 2023 - sjhresearchafrica.org
Background: Sickle cell disease has become a common inherited hemoglobin disorder.
Various reports have shown that a high mortality rate of children under five years of age was …

Challenge of managing sickle cell disease in a pediatric population living in kinshasa, democratic republic of congo: a sickle cell center experience

MN Aloni, L Nkee - Hemoglobin, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), sickle cell disease is not yet really
regarded as a health care priority. The patterns of sickle cell disease in patients living in …

Pediatric sickle cell disease in Sudan: complications and management

M Talha, B Osman, S Abdalla, H Mirghani, I Abdoon - Anemia, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a life‐threatening genetic disorder due to the
formation of sickle hemoglobin molecule (HbS) that polymerizes in hypoxic conditions …

Newborn screening for sickle cell disease in Butembo and Beni: a pilot experience in a highland region of the Democratic Republic of Congo

M Mumbere, S Batina-Agasa, NA Uvoya… - Pan African Medical …, 2023 - ajol.info
Introduction: sickle cell disease is an inherited autosomal recessive hemoglobin disorder
resulting in acute and chronic systemic complications. Despite the high burden of sickle cell …

Clinical features of sickle cell anaemia in northern nigerian children

JP Ambe, Y Mava, R Chama, G Farouq… - West African journal of …, 2012 - ajol.info
Backgroud: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a more common and severe disease in Africa.
Nigeria the most populous black nation in Africa has the largest number of sickle cell …

[PDF][PDF] First and common clinical presentation of sickle cell disease in children

OS Magzoub, I Magid, MAA Zayed… - J Pediatr …, 2022 - scivisionpub.com
Background: sickle cell disease (SCD) is the most common inherited blood disease
worldwide with the vast majority of cases occurring in sub-Saharan Africa. In Sudan, sickle …

[PDF][PDF] Epidemiological, clinical and hematological profiles of homozygous sickle cell disease during the intercritical period among children in Ziguinchor, Senegal

L Thiam, A Dramé, IZ Coly, FN Diouf, N Seck… - The Pan African Medical …, 2017 - ajol.info
Sickle cell disease poses a public health problem in Senegal. It mainly affects children and
adolescents. This study aimed to determine the epidemiological, clinical and hematological …